Reed Bunting ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor shorebirds Multiple sizes and framing options

Multiple sizes and framing options are available

The pileated's striking red crest demanded pigments that could hold both intensity and transparency — the Gansai reds deliver that beautifully

This painting catches that confident

Even their timeline is optimistic

The wet-on-wet technique lets the colors bleed and bloom the way real down feathers do — soft edges

Reed Bunting ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor shorebirds Multiple sizes and framing optionsThis reed bunting watercolor painting captures a European marsh songbird with striking markings a black head and throat that frames a white collar, giving the bird the look of someone dressed for a formal occasion in the middle of a wetland. Reed buntings perch at the tops of reeds and sing with a persistence that's endearing. They're small birds with big presence. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag paper with Kissho Gansai pigments from